Despite not being able to spell correctly, I must confess that Megadeth is capable of banging out a decent tune. The metal band is also pretty "happening" and "with it" in terms of embracing new forms of social entertainment, be it Youtube, MySpace and videogames.
In fact, frontman Dave Mustaine looks down on any band that isn't following these trends, labeling them "dinosaurs" and suggesting that they're all stupid. I am sure he'll be Twittering about that later.
"In fact, I think the advent of these new games and YouTube and MySpace and being able to upload your music — it's the way of the future," exclaims Mustaine. "These old fucking dinosaur bands that don't want to put their music up on iTunes or have anything to do with you guys doing games with Rock Band and stuff like that. It's just stupid. You know, just have mercy on them and feel sorry for them and buy our stuff instead."
He has a point, of course. It's rather blinkered to ignore the current trends and how they can be used to promote your work. The various online social networks and videogames out there are excellent promotional platforms. To not use them is -- as Mustaine so eloquently puts it -- stupid.
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9:47 AM on 12.02.2008
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That is true but I think Dave has a decent point as well, games like rockband and guitar hero have given people an entirely new way to interact with their music and "become a part of it" if you will. It is really quite amazing the impact these games have had on the music industry (especially the musical instrument industry) when you tihnk about it.
PS: Megadeth Rocks.
Fuck artistic integrity. What is the point of becoming a professional musician if you don't intend to "sell out"? Bills must be paid, mouths must be fed.
This may not be the point you were getting at, but the "plastic guitars" line seemed to show your distaste for these kinds of games, which often leads down the whole "selling out" path.
*I do like Megadeth, for the record.
Nope. I'm an expert at three instruments and competent with another two, and I love playing Rock Band with friends and family. And I have no problem with artists who want to make money. In fact, I think good musicians should be rewarded with success. However, some people aren't in it for the money, and if those people don't want their songs in Rock Band then that's their prerogative. Is that wrong?
Megadeth indeed rock! So does guitar hero! who want Snyth hero? 80's here i come!
People can do whatever they want with their own music, but it would be silly to not consider branching out to RB/GH. So many people have been exposed to a wide range of music through these games.
Go Youtube
Go Myspace
Boo Dinosaurs
am i understanding right?
So, there's one dinosaur band that saw first-hand the impact the plastic instrument games can play in their careers.
Granted, one of the hold-outs that I'm sure Dave is referring to is Led Zeppelin, who really doesn't need the extra notoriety, so why bother pushing them.
Still...I would love to play some Kashmir or Black Dog in RB2...
I agree with him - artists need to change with the times, piracy is nullifying CDs as the primary distribution medium. Of all the digital mediums, rb/gh give the most enjoyment for the buck to the consumer.
Please bring Rust in Peace out for Rock Band.
Most that can be done is slightly slowing this extinction of copyrighter music, with lots of collateral damage and big bucks for lawyers.
However this time around it's not the bands that are dinosaurs. Labales are up for extinction. Artists will simply shift - live performance and material goods like t-shirts, limited editions and all the other swag for income, but recorded music for promotion (and prolly "pay if you liked it").
And...
Megadeth totaly rocks!
Dammit, I need a sketch of this haha.
I get that you don't like metal, but what do you mean you don't like what it stands for? That's a pretty retarded thing to say as metal doesn't just stand for one thing. Please explain what you meant.
Also, Megadeth sucks dick. They're pretty weaksauce, and Mustaine sounds like a chipmunk.
I know I say this shit all the time, but there are plenty of bad ass bands around that aren't big gay Death Metal growlers. We need some of THAT. If they worked on getting Sonata Arctica and Evergrey on the games, they could start working on a keytar peripheral. Their music is set up so that the guitarist and the keyboardist get awesome parts to play, and the lyrics aren't so boring either.
Older bands that we need are like Iced Earth and Blind Guardian, they've been around for ~20 years. Nevermore has been around for like 13 years. I know Persuader and Dark Empire are relatively new, but they still kick ass.
even if you've got some of that integrity games like Rock Band are perhaps one of the greatest marketing tools ever invented. I know i'm not the only person here whos found a band/song they like but might have not known about otherwise while playing rock band.